Ranking members from the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community gathered with computer and software industry representatives in March to address Open Technology within DoD systems.
April 7, 2007 (Press Release) --
Washington, DC – April 5, 2007 – Ranking members from the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community gathered with computer and software industry representatives in March to address Open Technology Development within government IT systems.
The two-day “Open Technology: Realizing the Vision” conference was hosted by the Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) and supported by industry and advocacy groups including the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).
Government keynote speakers included Brigadier General Nickolas G. Justice, U.S. Army (USA); Chuck Riechers, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (USAF); and Michele Weslander, Office of National Intelligence (ONI). Additional government speakers included representatives from the Department of the Navy's Office of the Chief Information Officer (DONCIO); U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).
“Our goal is to increase technical efficiency and reduce software lifecycle costs within DoD,” said Chuck Riechers, Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. “The Open Technology Development roadmap sets out a strategic vision that encourages the use of open standards, open data interfaces and best-of-breed open source software solutions when and where appropriate.
“We are not mandating that it's either “open” or “proprietary” solutions,” he continued “We want to pay for unique intellectual property when they are best of breed, but not succumb to code and vendor-specific lock-in situations. Acquisition of proprietary solutions needs to be a conscience choice, not an assumption. The default should be “open technology development,” where standards and interfaces are open and accessible and best of breed software is utilized, all coupled with the Air Force exercising data rights. Further, we need to move toward an increased competitive, collaborative and interoperable environment across the Services and industry for technology development. This strategy will help to minimize redundant development efforts and enable more agile development and deployment of systems.”
Brigadier General Nick Justice, the Deputy Program Officer for the Army's Program Executive Office, Command, Control and Communications Tactical (PEO C3T) said that open source software currently plays a critical role in his command's activities.
“Our job is to provide accurate and timely information to the soldier in the field so they can perform their mission,” said General Justice. “Open source software is part of the integrated network fabric which connects and enables our command and control system to work effectively, as people's lives depend on it."
Additional information on this and future conferences, including copies of presentations, are available at: http://www.afei.org/brochure/7a03/hidden.cfm
The two-day “Open Technology: Realizing the Vision” conference was hosted by the Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) and supported by industry and advocacy groups including the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).
Government keynote speakers included Brigadier General Nickolas G. Justice, U.S. Army (USA); Chuck Riechers, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (USAF); and Michele Weslander, Office of National Intelligence (ONI). Additional government speakers included representatives from the Department of the Navy's Office of the Chief Information Officer (DONCIO); U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).
“Our goal is to increase technical efficiency and reduce software lifecycle costs within DoD,” said Chuck Riechers, Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. “The Open Technology Development roadmap sets out a strategic vision that encourages the use of open standards, open data interfaces and best-of-breed open source software solutions when and where appropriate.
“We are not mandating that it's either “open” or “proprietary” solutions,” he continued “We want to pay for unique intellectual property when they are best of breed, but not succumb to code and vendor-specific lock-in situations. Acquisition of proprietary solutions needs to be a conscience choice, not an assumption. The default should be “open technology development,” where standards and interfaces are open and accessible and best of breed software is utilized, all coupled with the Air Force exercising data rights. Further, we need to move toward an increased competitive, collaborative and interoperable environment across the Services and industry for technology development. This strategy will help to minimize redundant development efforts and enable more agile development and deployment of systems.”
Brigadier General Nick Justice, the Deputy Program Officer for the Army's Program Executive Office, Command, Control and Communications Tactical (PEO C3T) said that open source software currently plays a critical role in his command's activities.
“Our job is to provide accurate and timely information to the soldier in the field so they can perform their mission,” said General Justice. “Open source software is part of the integrated network fabric which connects and enables our command and control system to work effectively, as people's lives depend on it."
Additional information on this and future conferences, including copies of presentations, are available at: http://www.afei.org/brochure/7a03/hidden.cfm
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